[TulliusCicero]

They're absolutely ladder-kickers, because they're kicking the ladder.

That they may have nice words and ostensibly good intentions doesn't change the fact that they're kicking the ladder and will continue to do so.

They're only "not ladder kickers" in the same way typical Republicans "aren't sexist" but continue to keep voting for the sexist party.

[wk_end]

I suppose I should've said they not intentional ladder-kickers; quite the opposite: they genuinely believe that their policies, and only their policies, will actually lead to more affordable housing.

This is in comparison to more conventional NIMBYs, who don't really care - they feel entitled to "preserve neighbourhood character", say things like "city's full, don't move here", that sort of thing.